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Michigan vineyards stressed by cool, wet weather

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Strange weather in Michigan continues to affect various kinds of agriculture. Current State’s Melissa Benmark has been checking into the effects of a hard winter and a cool summer on the wine industry in the state.She spoke with Mark Longstroth this week. He’s a Small Fruit Educator for MSU Extension in southwest Michigan. You can’t really talk about this summer’s effect on wine grapes without starting a few months back, in winter.

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